Zac Parkes won the silver medal in the 10k Open Water event last Monday at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.  Zac finished in a time of 1:42:24 behind the american swimmer, David Heron, who finished in 1:42:01. Janardan Burns from the US finished 3rd.

This year the Pan Pacs was held in Hawaii over 5 days.  Team Canada ended the competition with a total of 11 medals: 4 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.

Congratulations to Zac and his coach Ron Jacks for a great performance!

A group of approximately 15-20 PCS swimmers, families and friends of Richard Weinberger were at the airport yesterday to welcome him home.  A rousing cheer broke out as Richard and fellow olympians Gillian Carleton and Riley McCormick came through the arrivals gate. All the local media were represented and it was a frenzy of interviews, handshakes, photos and autographs. Richard graciously and patiently met with everyone and even let his medal be passed around the crowd to thrill of kids and adults alike.

Here are some YouTube videos showing the final meters of Richard's race in London and the medal ceremonies after.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN6wN30a1C0&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA7RKKXarGc

Here are some links to articles from various media outlets written about Richard Weinberger following his Olympic medal-winning performance this morning.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/10/weinberger-wins-bronze-in-10km-swim

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/08/10/richard-weinberger-survives-ma...

Richard Weinberger earned Canada it's first Open Water medal today in the Men's 10km at Hyde Park, and for those that weren't awake to see it, it was quite the nailbiter.

Weinberger was with the lead pack the whole way, even finishing the first few laps in first place.  The back 1.5km saw four of the men breaking away from the rest of the field, with Richard in the mix. 

Congratulations to Richard Weinberger and his coach Ron Jacks. This morning, Richard gave Canada its 17th medal with a tremendous bronze medal swim at the London Olympics. Its a great day for Canada and we are very proud of you!  Enjoy the moment and well done!

More 2012 Age Group Nationals photos have been posted on our PCS Facebook group site (PCS club members only) at http://www.facebook.com/groups/2375592066/